Matchday

Bundesliga 25/26 · 19 Sep 2025

VfB Stuttgart 2–0 FC St. Pauli

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.0 – 0.8
Actual xG
2.1 – 1.0
Goals
2 – 0

Footybot made VfB Stuttgart favourites at 64%.

VfB Stuttgart won and made the better chances: 2.1 xG to 1.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Jeff Chabot, 61.2 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Bilal El Khannouss +17.0, Joel Chima Fujita +15.2, Adam Dźwigała +11.3.

Well below it: Andreas Hountondji −19.4, Danel Sinani −18.1, Maximilian Mittelstädt −16.1.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

VfB Stuttgart

13 Sep 2025L 1–3at SC Freiburg Bundesliga
30 Aug 2025W 1–0v Borussia M'gladbach Bundesliga
23 Aug 2025L 1–2at 1. FC Union Berlin Bundesliga

FC St. Pauli

14 Sep 2025W 2–1v FC Augsburg Bundesliga
29 Aug 2025W 2–0at Hamburger SV Bundesliga
23 Aug 2025D 3–3v Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

VfB Stuttgart

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Atakan Karazor Midfielder100–100.0–
Nikolas Nartey Midfielder100–100.0–
Jeff Chabot Defender9000–61.2–
Chris Führich Midfielder1700–60.4–
Alexander Nübel Goalkeeper9000–58.4+8.9
Bilal El Khannouss Midfielder90100.1457.4+17.0
Angelo Stiller Midfielder90000.9657.0+0.3
Ermedin Demirović Forward84110.5856.8+8.6
Chema Andrés Midfielder89000.0556.6–
Maximilian Mittelstädt Defender84000.0556.0−16.1
Jamie Leweling Midfielder89010.1053.3−3.0
Tiago Tomás Forward73000.0451.0–
Lorenz Assignon Defender90000.1748.2–
Finn Jeltsch Defender9000–44.0–
Badredine Bouanani Midfielder11000.0339.2–
Ramon Hendriks Defender1100–28.4–

FC St. Pauli

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Oladapo Afolayan Forward28000.5077.5–
Joel Chima Fujita Midfielder9000–58.0+15.2
Nikola Vasilj Goalkeeper9000–56.0+5.9
Adam Dźwigała Defender8200–55.3+11.3
James Sands Midfielder90000.0152.1+9.8
Hauke Wahl Defender9000–51.3+7.7
Arkadiusz Pyrka Midfielder8000.0947.9–
Martijn Kaars Forward2800–45.4–
Mathias Pereira Lage Forward62000.0345.2−3.7
Louis Oppie Midfielder90000.2343.9+1.6
Eric Smith Defender9000–43.0−8.8
Danel Sinani Forward74000.0540.6−18.1
Manolis Saliakas Midfielder82000.0340.2–
Connor Metcalfe Midfielder16000.0338.0–
Andreas Hountondji Forward6200–37.9−19.4
Lars Ritzka Defender800–29.8–